Integrated Synthesis of Media, Society and Behavior

Top Integrated Branding Campaigns in Recent Memory

Here’s a list of what I think are the most effective branding campaigns in the last 10 or so years. Effective = brand awareness + sales generation + longevity of creative (reduced cost overtime!). Please note that Effective Branding Campaigns does not necessarily mean Best Commercial or Best Creative. Branding is a much bigger concept. There are certainly better commercials out there… but many great commercials fail the brands they represent… but I digress…

None of these campaigns were fully baked the day they launched – they emerged overtime, shaped by consumer response. What makes them special is that they have runway… these concepts can be pushed across mediums and can stand without complicated commercials, backstory or even motion. They also all leave room for a great deal of consumer ownership and application of the concept to other concepts.

I don’t think it’s EASY to come up with these winning campaigns. I do think in the above we can suss out the NECESSARY structure and elements of killer branding campaigns.

Then again… sometimes hunting for structure and formulas in some logical way takes longer than just throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks.